| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑06‑16 | 137 | 416 | Target: Athies Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Laon, France |
| Enemy Airfield Damaged: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) formed the entire 41st C Combat Bombardment Wing, the third of three Wings of Air Task Force #1, for today's mission. Bomb pattern centered on the main runway. [Note: Athies-sous-Laon is east of Laon, and the airfield, northeast of Athies, can still be clearly seen on Google Maps.] | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| No |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off. Comments: High Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Turned back over England due to mechanical failures. |
Primary (Visual) |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | ||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME |
| B-17G | 42‑37785 ⇗ | 544th | SU*N | LITTLE BARNEY |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Finch, Francis Nelson⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Co-pilot | Wilson, Quentin (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Navigator | Melchionni, Bruno Frank⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Bombardier | Maurillo, John Dominic⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Radio Operator | Saults, John E⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Lien, Oliver Malvin⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Ball Turret | Sterwerf, John Max⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Tail Gunner | Ciejka, Walter Casimer⇗ | 544 | Aborted |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Markoff, Samuel (NMI)⇗ | 544 | Aborted |